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After that, I experimented with Tipina's Ability Orb, and as expected, others could use it.
It was only one-time use, but being able to use someone else's ability even once was an incredible power.
'Just using [Infinite Bullets] from Channel 3 would drastically increase our combat power.'
Frankly speaking, if I just held the Explosive Crusher myself, I might be able to wipe out all the monsters on the ground.
'If I held 8 Explosive Crushers and fired, I could wipe out any number of monsters.'
The problem was that Infinite Bullets is an A-rank ability, so it couldn't be stored in the Ability Orb.
In short, it meant I had to raise Tipina's ability rank, and for that, I needed a High-Grade Awakening Stone.
'High-Grade Awakening Stone.......'
Since you have to kill a Tier 4 Variant Zombie to get a High-Grade Awakening Stone, even most people were reluctant to try.
'Should I ask Ice Queen from Channel 3 for advice?'
Anyway, while I was lost in thought, Tipina asked about ability specialization.
"Jonanja-nim. What should I choose for ability specialization?"
"Ability specialization? Hold on."
I recalled the ability specializations Tipina could choose from.
'If I had to choose, creating orbs twice a day...'
It was right to pick one of the options that allowed storing even the ability specialization.
After pondering for a moment, I finally chose option 4 and told Tipina.
"I think it would be best to choose number 4."
【4. The ability stored in the Ability Orb also applies Tier 1 ability specialization.】
As a result of using the ability myself, the difference between having and not having ability specialization was significant.
Besides, since I was going to store and use the ability anyway, it was better to use it with the ability specialization, so I recommended number 4.
"Yes. I chose number 4."
"Then now we need to get a High-Grade Awakening Stone to raise the rank."
And since it needs to be raised to A-rank, I need to get at least two.
The method that comes to mind immediately is lending the Explosive Crusher to the Channel 3 Assault Captain and receiving it in return.
'About 3 days? If I lend it for that long, could they catch a Tier 4 Variant Zombie?'
While I was at it, I immediately requested a 1:1 chat with the Channel 3 Assault Captain.
【The other party has accepted the 1:1 chat.】
〈Assault Captain(3ch)：Finally! I've been waiting for you to contact me!〉
The Assault Captain accepted the chat immediately and said they had been waiting.
Knowing that the purpose was obviously the Explosive Crusher, I got straight to the point without beating around the bush.
〈Jonanja★(2ch)：I'll lend you the Explosive Crusher. Instead, I'd like to receive a High-Grade Awakening Stone in return. Would that be okay?〉
〈Assault Captain(3ch)：A High-Grade Awakening Stone, you say? If we scour Seoul, I think there might be a few Tier 4 Variant Zombies.〉
The Assault Captain said they were in Seoul, but there was no way only Tier 4 zombies were in Seoul.
'Tier 1-3 zombies will be swarming there too.'
But if they used the Explosive Crusher well, they might get countless points, Awakening Stones, and Bloodstones.
〈Assault Captain(3ch)：However, I don't have a High-Grade Awakening Stone. The group took all the zombies I caught during the war.〉
〈Jonanja★(2ch)：Is there no High-Grade Awakening Stone left in the Incheon Alliance?〉
〈Assault Captain(3ch)：Because the movements of the Raiders have been suspicious lately, we used up all the remaining Awakening Stones.〉
Raiders again?
'True. The Raiders Ice Queen wiped out before must have been just a tiny fraction.'
But since that was shown on broadcast, I thought the Raiders should be hiding even more tightly.
〈Jonanja★(2ch)：Don't tell me the Raiders are running rampant?〉
〈Assault Captain(3ch)：That's right. And Raiders all over the country have risen up.〉
"......?"
Nationwide?
〈Jonanja★(2ch)：Raiders all over the country?〉
〈Assault Captain(3ch)：That's right. After Ice Queen wiped out the Raiders in Wonju, people on the Gallery were blabbering that Raiders are no big deal.〉
〈Jonanja★(2ch)：You mean people talking on the Gallery is the cause?〉
〈Assault Captain(3ch)：Starting with that chatter, a lot of information got leaked. Especially that you can get ability EXP and points by killing people.〉
I briefly organized what the Assault Captain said.
Someone on the Gallery blabbered as if Raiders were no big deal.
It seemed like someone else got swept up in the atmosphere and talked about the benefits of killing people.
'I don't know if they were swept up in the atmosphere or if it was an intentional operation.'
〈Jonanja★(2ch)：Are you saying people provoked the Raiders first, so the Raiders rose up too?〉
〈Assault Captain(3ch)：Exactly. Thanks to that, the damage caused by Raiders nationwide is significant.〉
Raiders......
I turned my head and asked Veronica, who spent every night on the Gallery.
"Veronica-ssi. They say Raiders are running rampant on Channel 3; is it serious?"
"I don't know if it's serious, but verification videos? Things like that get uploaded frequently."
Veronica answered in a tone that showed no particular interest.
Since she hates humans, it seemed she didn't care what they did on Channel 3.
'But verification videos?'
I decided to check later and first finish the conversation with the Assault Captain.
〈Jonanja★(2ch)：If you don't have a High-Grade Awakening Stone, I can't lend you the Explosive Crusher.〉
〈Assault Captain(3ch)：One week! If you lend it to me for just one week, I'll find a way to get them! I'll even get you 2 or 3 of them!〉
〈Jonanja★(2ch)：The maximum time I can lend it for is 96 hours. Then I'll lend it to you twice like that.〉
96 hours is 4 days. It meant I could lend it for four days.
And if I lent it twice like that, it would be roughly a week.
'Originally, I was going to lend it for about 3 days and get the High-Grade Awakening Stone.'
Since there were no High-Grade Awakening Stones left and the Raider situation was compounded, I decided to lend it for a week.
'Though I don't think the Raiders would touch the Incheon Alliance.'
If I were a Raider, I wouldn't even look at the large-scale Incheon Alliance.
Thinking they would target groups with fewer people if they were going to target anyone, I lent the Explosive Crusher to the Assault Captain.
【Lending the item to Assault Captain, Channel 3, for 96 hours.】
〈Assault Captain(3ch)：Thank you! With this, I'll wipe out all the zombies in Seoul!〉
〈Jonanja★(2ch)：Ah. And if there are any super good or special abilities among the max C-grade abilities, please let me know.〉
〈Assault Captain(3ch)：Max C-grade? Understood. I'll look into it.〉
The Assault Captain answered hurriedly as if busy and ended the 1:1 chat.
It felt like they ended the 1:1 chat quickly to try out the Explosive Crusher right away.
'Doesn't really matter, though.'
I was going to contact Ice Queen next, but before that, I went into the Channel 3 Gallery.
It was to look for the verification videos the Assault Captain mentioned, and when I searched with the word 'verification', I could find them quickly.
[Verification video of raiding a survivor group located in Jinju City.] [771]
When I clicked the title, there was just one video uploaded.
In the video, people covered in blue bruises were kneeling and trembling.
「Did you say that Raider bastards aren't even worth a fistful?」
And a man presumed to be a Raider asked, poking the person kneeling.
「Answer me, you bastard!」
Then he kicked the person and started assaulting them indiscriminately; honestly, it wasn't a pleasant video to watch.
'More than that, if survivor groups decrease like this, isn't it a loss for me too?'
I needed many survivor groups to trade Awakening Stones and Bloodstones.
'No matter what, I can't trade with Raiders.'
The problem was that there was almost nothing I, in Channel 2, could do against the Raiders in Channel 3.
At most, it was preventing them from using the Gallery, but the moment I touched them like that, it felt like they would run even more rampant.
......
A way to attack those bastards through the Gallery......
'Actually, it's not that there's no way.'
I clicked the Gallery nickname and looked through the numerous buttons that appeared.
Permanent ban and point recovery seemed plausible, but where my gaze headed was [Send Item].
'What if I send a grenade with this?'
This was a function to send items regardless of the other party's intention.
Therefore, if I sent it with the grenade's safety pin pulled, that would be an attack.
【Calculating custom order cost.】
【Fragmentation Grenade M67: 65 points.】
【Would you like to place a custom order?】
'What should I do?'
It goes without saying, but I had never killed a person directly.
Perhaps that's why I was hesitant in many ways to execute what I was thinking of now.
'But I can't just leave the Raiders alone.'
As the contemplation continued for a while, Rubyel asked as if wondering why.
"What are you thinking about for so long?"
"Ah. Raiders on Channel 3 are harming people. So I was thinking about what to do."
"Channel 3? It's Channel 3's business, so can't you just not worry about it?"
Rubyel said, asking why I care about other channels' business.
Come to think of it, it was Channel 3 people's business, so I questioned if it was right for me to get too involved.
"If you're really bothered, just give them a warning or something."
"A warning?"
"If you kill a few as an example after warning them, wouldn't they be careful?"
Rubyel said to kill people as if it were nothing.
It was inevitable that the ideologies of Rubyel and I, people from different worlds, would be different.
'Or maybe my thinking is just stuck too much in the modern era.'
Looking at Channel 3 alone, where the zombie apocalypse happened, people killing each other was done like a daily routine.
"As Rubyel-ssi said, it would be better to at least give a warning."
In the end, I agreed with Rubyel's words, thinking I couldn't stick to thoughts from my past modern life.
However, since the original goal was the High-Grade Awakening Stone, I contacted Ice Queen before giving the warning.
【The other party has accepted the 1:1 chat.】
〈Ice Queen☆*(3ch)：You contacted me first today.〉
〈Jonanja★(2ch)：Yes. By any chance, is there a way to get a High-Grade Awakening Stone?〉
〈Ice Queen☆*(3ch)：A High-Grade Awakening Stone? It wouldn't be for you to use, Jonanja-nim. Is it for a companion?〉
〈Jonanja★(2ch)：That's right. The ability my companion obtained this time is good, so I'm trying to raise its rank.〉
Then Ice Queen also showed interest.
〈Ice Queen☆*(3ch)：Now that you say that, I'm curious too. What ability is it?〉
If it were someone else, I would have worried about whether I could tell them, but Ice Queen had the trust built up until now.
〈Jonanja★(2ch)：It's an Ability Orb. You can store other people's abilities in the orb and use them.〉
〈Ice Queen☆*(3ch)：Does that mean you can also use the Assault Captain's Infinite Bullets?〉
Perhaps people's thoughts are all the same, as Ice Queen also mentioned the Assault Captain's Infinite Bullets.
The combination of the Infinite Bullets ability and Channel 4 weapons exerts tremendous synergy, so it might have been natural.
〈Jonanja★(2ch)：The problem is that it's C-grade right now, so I can't store abilities higher than that.〉
〈Ice Queen☆*(3ch)：So it only stores up to C-grade abilities. I understand. But the High-Grade Awakening Stone...〉
Ice Queen also told me about the High-Grade Awakening Stone.
〈Ice Queen☆*(3ch)：I'm sorry, but I don't have a High-Grade Awakening Stone. Other groups are probably similar.〉
〈Jonanja★(2ch)：Is it because of the Raiders?〉
〈Ice Queen☆*(3ch)：That's right. Every time a survivor group collapses, countless requests for weapon and armor purchases come to me.〉
〈Jonanja★(2ch)：Raiders are the problem.〉
I recalled the combination of [Send Item] and [Grenade] I thought of a little while ago.
〈Jonanja★(2ch)：I think I have to give the Raiders a warning.〉
〈Ice Queen☆*(3ch)：A warning?〉
〈Jonanja★(2ch)：I should write in the Channel 3 announcement not to raid.〉
〈Ice Queen☆*(3ch)：......Jonanja-nim. There's no way the Raiders will listen to just an announcement like that.〉
That might be true for a warning just by announcement, but if I mobilize other means, it might change.
〈Jonanja★(2ch)：I should also use the Integrated Channel Manager's functions.〉
〈Ice Queen☆*(3ch)：What functions are you thinking of using?〉
〈Jonanja★(2ch)：Things like Gallery usage restrictions or point recovery.〉
〈Ice Queen☆*(3ch)：Then there's a possibility that the Raiders will run even more rampant.〉
〈Jonanja★(2ch)：But if that doesn't work...〉
I made up my mind once again and continued speaking.
〈Jonanja★(2ch)：I'll have to take matters into my own hands.〉